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US4604676A
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Ceramic capacitor
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-09-30
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2005-09-30
Abstract
Abstract A monolithic ceramic capacitor comprises a dielectric ceramic element assembly, metal electrodes for external connection and conductive metal oxide layers formed between the ceramic element assembly and the metal electrodes for preventing reduction of metal oxide forming the dielectric ceramic material.
Inventors
- 👤 Atsuo Senda
- 👤 Toshi Numata
- 👤 Takuji Nakagawa
- 👤 Yoshifumi Ogiso
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 17:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/228; H01G4/232; H01G4/2325
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A ceramic capacitor formed by a laminated dielectric ceramic element assembly comprising: a dielectric ceramic member consisting of a plurality of layers of metal oxide, respective said layers being not more than 50 μm in thickness; and a plurality of layers of inner metal electrodes laminated with each other through said dielectric ceramic member to form electrostatic capacity, metal electrodes for external connection being formed on said dielectric ceramic element assembly to be connected with prescribed ones of said inner metal electrodes for obtaining electrostatic capacity, conductive metal oxide layers being formed between said dielectric ceramic element assembly and said metal electrodes for external connection for preventing reduction of said metal oxide forming said dielectric ceramic member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A ceramic capacitor formed by a laminated dielectric ceramic element assembly comprising: a dielectric ceramic member consisting of a plurality of layers of metal oxide, respective said layers being not more than 50 μm in thickness; and a plurality of layers of inner metal electrodes laminated with each other through said dielectric ceramic member to form electrostatic capacity, metal electrodes for external connection being formed on said dielectric ceramic element assembly to be connected with prescribed ones of said inner metal electrodes for obtaining electrostatic capacity, conductive metal oxide layers being formed between said dielectric ceramic element assembly and said metal electrodes for external connection for preventing reduction of said metal oxide forming said dielectric ceramic member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 1, wherein said conductive metal oxide layers are prepared by manganese oxide, iron oxide, cobalt oxide, nickel oxide, zinc oxide, indium oxide, indium tin oxide or tin oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 2, wherein zinc oxide forming said conductive metal oxide layers contains 0.5 to 99.9 percent by mol of at least one of iron oxide, zirconium oxide, indium oxide, tin oxide and lead oxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 3, wherein said conductive metal oxide layers are formed by one of thin film forming methods including sputtering, ion plating, vacuum evaporation and chemical vapor deposition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 3, wherein said conductive metal oxide layers are formed by employing material not containing at least one of corrosive elements of halogen and sulfur.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 2, wherein said conductive metal oxide layers are formed by one of thin film forming methods including sputtering, ion plating, vacuum evaporation and chemical vapor deposition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 2, wherein said conductive metal oxide layers are formed by employing material not containing at least one of corrosive elements of halogen and sulfur.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 1, wherein said conductive metal oxide layers are formed by one of thin film forming methods including sputtering, ion plating, vacuum evaporation and chemical vapor deposition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 1, wherein said conductive metal oxide layers are formed by employing material not containing at least one of corrosive elements of halogen and sulfur.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 1, wherein said metal electrodes for external connection are formed by sputtering, ion plating or vacuum evaporation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 1, wherein said metal electrodes for external connection are formed by first, second and third layers in order from sides closer to said conductive metal oxide layers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
74 words
A ceramic capacitor in accordance with claim 11, wherein said first layers of said metal electrodes for external connection are formed by either chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), vanadium (V), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), molybdenum (Mo), magnesium (Mg), beryllium (Be) or nickel alloy, said second layers by nickel (Ni) and said third layers by silver (Ag), lead (Pb), tin (Sn), lead-tin (Pb-Sn), copper (Cu) or gold (Au).
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